Luther shivered. His mind went blank for a moment, reacting to the odd presence in the air.
Oy...why did this have to happen now? he thought to himself. Luther shrugged. "You guys don't let me have any fun." He reached into his pocket and withdrew an Antidote, which he threw at Dragonite as he calmly walked towards Ash.
"You know, I've waited so long for this moment. The incident at Vermilion has always been on my mind. And I really, really hate to do this, but we're going to have to delay this match." Luther continued his march in the direction Tommy went, and continued to speak as he moved.
"Something big is happening in there, though it's a bit sooner than I expected. And if something isn't done, our world will end. And how am I supposed to pound your face in if that happens?" He stopped walking, and turned to face his Dragonite. "If my hunch is right, I won't be able to send any electronic messages for a while. So I'll need you to contact her directly, since she'll never get here otherwise. See if you can find out where the other guys we were travelling with are, as well." Luther then turned to face Ash. "And as for you, feel free to come along if you'd like. But when this is all over, I'm still going to take you down!", he said with a smile.
Luther turned again, and descended deeper into the cavern; the odd symbol on the back of his coat barely visible in the darkness that now enveloped him. Dragonite looked up, and unleashed a massive Hyper Beam towards the roof of the cave, creating a short path to the outside. It flapped its powerful wings once, and then took off towards the northeast.